Each month Marston's is introducing a new single hop ale, made with exotic hops, it is now available at your local Chef & Brewer. Pop into your local and try it today.
This unique 2012 programme will see a delicious 4% ABV beer brewed each month at Marston’s Wolverhampton Brewery with a different carefully-selected single hop, some never seen before in UK brewing.
The concept for the exciting range comes from a desire to satisfy consumer hunger for different taste experiences, allowing pub drinkers the opportunity to understand how ingredients like hops influence beer flavour, whilst providing a talking point around cask ales.
Hops are the ‘herbs and spices’ of beer and each hop has its own special flavour and fragrance – they impart their unique character in manner similar to grapes in wine. Most beers use a mixture of hops, so by producing an ale from a single hop, we are allowing drinkers and trade customers to understand what makes flavour and how it works.
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January: Wai-Iti
Pronounced Why E.T. A brand new hop variety from New Zealand, with intense citrus and sweet fruit character. Wai-Iti means "small water" in the local tongue, and is a hugely distinctive addition to the world of beer.
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ABV:
4.0% -
SEE:
Citrus zest notes -
SMELL:
Lime, Mandarin & Lemon -
TASTE:
Peach & Passionfruit -
BITTER NOTES:
2/5 -
SWEET NOTES:
2/5
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February: Galaxy
Pronounced like the chocolate bar. A recently developed hop variety, with noble German parentage, combined with Aussie brashness! The result is an intensely fruity character, with peach & apricot dominating.
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ABV:
4.0% -
SEE:
Pale Golden Ale -
SMELL:
Exotic fruit notes -
TASTE:
Peach & Passionfruit -
BITTER NOTES:
3.5/5 -
SWEET NOTES:
2/5
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March: East Kent Goldings
Pronounced as you'd expect. The quintessential English noble hop, grown in Kent for more than 200 years. A characteristic earthy bitterness, with hints of spice, that combine with sweeter notes for the classic English bitter ale flavour.
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ABV:
4.0% -
SEE:
Pale Golden Ale -
SMELL:
Spicy, earthy notes -
TASTE:
Sweet spice & caramel -
BITTER NOTES:
3.5/5 -
SWEET NOTES:
2/5
Detail
April: Hallertau Mittelfruh
The original German lager hop, grown in the Hallertau region of Central Bavaria for centuries, with mild fresh-mown grass notes and hints of a herbal tang. 'Mittelfrüh' translates as 'mid-early', relating to their ripening and harvest time.
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ABV:
4.0% -
SEE:
Golden Ale/Blond Ale -
SMELL:
Warm, spicy -
TASTE:
Herbal, floral -
BITTER NOTES:
3.5/5 -
SWEET NOTES:
2/5
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May: Cascade
Cascade is an aroma hop that was developed by the U.S.D.A. breeding program in Oregon and released in 1972. It has a medium strength aroma that provides a unique floral/spicy character with well balanced bittering potential. It is the most popular hop with the U.S. craft brewing industry.
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ABV:
6.9% -
SEE:
A pure copper, clear -
SMELL:
Spicy, earthy notes -
TASTE:
Floral -
BITTER NOTES:
3.5/5 -
SWEET NOTES:
2/5
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Detail
June: Marynka
Developed in Poland about 25 years ago, Marynka combines good bitterness with levels of essential oils. These contribute to the distinctive herbal-spice aroma, with undercurrents of dark fruit.
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ABV:
4.0% -
SEE:
Golden Ale/Blond Ale -
SMELL:
Berry fruit and floral -
TASTE:
herbal, citrus & aniseed -
BITTER NOTES:
3.5/5 -
SWEET NOTES:
3
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